RAVANA
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Ravana's 10 heads symbolise the six Shastras and four Vedas, making him a great scholar and the most intelligent person of his time.

Namely:
1. Sankhya Shastra (Mathematics)
2. Yog Shastra (Yoga as a way of life, meditation)
3. Nyayashastra (Law and administration)
4. Vaisheshik Shastra (Physics, astronomy, mechanics)
5. Purvamimansa (Philosophy, Justification)
6. Uttar Mimansa Shastra
7. Rigveda
8. Yajurveda
9. Samveda
10. Atharvaveda.

10 heads also signify the 10 negative emotion forms
1. Ahamkara – Ego
2. Moha – Attachment
3. Krodha – Anger
4. Ghrina – Hatred
5. Paschataap – Regret
6. Irshya – Jealousy
7. Lobha – Greed
8. Kama – Lust
9. Jaddata – Insensitivity
10. Bhaya – Fear

Apart from being one of the most intelligent scholars of his time, Ravana was a complex being. He exhibited positive skills also throughout his life. An expert warrior, politician, king, administrator as well as an astrologer and doctor of Ayurveda, he took great care of his kingdom, for even the poorest of its inhabitants were well off, and never poverty stricken. He was also an exceptional poet and a scholar. Despite his prowess in almost everything, what led to his downfall was that he was led astray to sudden desires believing he could defeat Lord Rama, an avatar of Vishnu.